{"id":66368,"date":"2020-12-14T06:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T06:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=66368"},"modified":"2023-09-28T06:39:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:39:33","slug":"metacarpus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/metacarpus\/","title":{"rendered":"Metacarpus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That part of the hand between the wrist and fingers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The five bones in the hand between the fingers and the wrist.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any of the five bones of the hand between the wrist (carpus) and the finger (phalanges); they are usually numbered I through V, starting on the thumb side.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Bones of the palm of the hand; parts of the hand containing five bones between the carpus and phalanges.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-37\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The palm of the hand is composed of five metacarpal bones.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That part of the hand between the wrist and fingers. 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